As we reported last week, Blex, Vexing Pest is seeing tons of play in the 99 of Blech, Loafing Pest decks
We've banned some of the most powerful cards to help keep the format more casual, and we intend to keep iterating on the format to help solidify it as the place where you can find a fun match with whatever commander you like
Typically, only especially aggressive decks tend to run Carmine
This is the same one I've been adding to all my Budget Commander deck over the years: lands and ramp, usually a 3713 split 50 mana
This is my favorite among the ten three-color groups, because Esper's mechanical identity includes a lot of the things I love doing in Magic , regardless of the format: control, reanimator, card draw, and even more aggressive token builds
Its easily the most powerful all-in-one spell for a control deck, regardless of what threat it exiles on the opponents side